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The Sun-god is eulogized as the eternal soul in the Vedas, i.e. 惫颈艣惫腻迟尘补苍.^[1] He is mentioned as the 辫补谤补岣� 辫耻谤耻峁�a岣� which symbolizes the Supreme Soul.^[2] The worshipper, meditating upon him, desires final emancipation.^[3] In the Vedic texts, the meditation on the Sun is delineated as the best means of achieve the Brahman.^[4] The same idea of meditation on Brahman is repeated in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 in his worship. As he is the very means of attaining the Brahman, the Ultimate Truth, he is mentioned in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 as the destroyer of darkness and sin.^[5]

The soul of the Sun is Vedic, i.e. 惫别诲腻迟尘补苍, He abides in the Vedas: 惫别诲补蝉补苍蝉迟丑颈迟补岣� and the Self that consists of with the Vedic knowledge.^[6] As he is consisted of the Vedic knowledge, he is regarded as the eternal.

The same idea is delineated in the other 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 and in the 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, the deity is mentioned as composed of 峁歝 hymns, repository of Yajus and origin of the 厂腻尘补苍 hymns:

ya 峁涐箙mayo yo yaju峁Ｄ佱箖 苍颈诲丑腻苍补峁� 蝉腻尘苍腻峁� ca yo yoniracintya艣akti岣�/
迟谤补测墨尘补测补岣� 蝉迟奴濒补迟补测腻谤诲丑补尘腻迟谤腻 parasvar奴po gu峁嘺p膩rayogya岣�.^[7]

He is the lord of all, i.e. 蝉补谤惫别艣惫补谤补.^[8] Due to his different forms, the deity is called 惫颈艣惫补谤耻辫补.^[9] Again, he is called 测辞驳墨艣惫补谤补 as because he is the lord of Yogins.^[10]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 97.16

[2]:

惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 99.20

[3]:

Ibid.

[4]:

颁丑腻苍诲辞驳测辞辫补苍颈峁�a诲, 3.19.4; Maitryopani峁�ad, 6.3

[5]:

cf., k峁�a峁嘺muday膩calamaulima峁噄岣� sura峁嘺mahitahito jagata岣�/ tvamu may奴khasahasravapurjagati vibh膩si tam膩峁僺i nudan// Ibid., 104.6

[6]:

Ibid.

[7]:

Ibid., 100.6

[8]:

Ibid., 100.10

[9]:

叠丑补惫颈峁�y补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1. 67.18

[10]:

惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 106.65